Gun Control Reform Activism

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/04/second-amendment-debate-carries-on-in-texas-house.html/



The numbers are not in this story, but the committee considering the bills is the Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety committee.

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/committee/?committee=420&session=82

The Dutton bill about the task force on gun violence is HB 2050.

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB2050

The Anchia bill on gun show loopholes being closed is HB 3143.

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB3143

And I found this link about people organizing against 3143. I was puzzled by something in the DMN story: saying that a "gun show promoter" became a Class A felon. That didn't pass the smell test, but I couldn't find the text. This link does have a link to the text:

http://beforeitsnews.com/politics/2013/04/texas-legislative-alert-h-b-3143-2508094.html

And it's got disinfo just as much as the comment about making a gun show promoter a Class A felon. The promoter only becomes a felon if they don't comply with the law about background checks! As long as you comply, you can promote gun shows all you want.

The "beforeitsnews" link says that FFLs can't perform background checks on firearms they don't own. Well, the background checks are on people, not firearms. It also says people will use straw purchasers, anyway. Fine! Make it harder on the criminals to buy the firearms. That sounds like a plan to me!